USA TODAY Sports offers power rankings of the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden as they prepare to play in the seven-game tournament that runs Wednesday through Feb. 20 in Montreal and Boston.

International hockey has given us some of the most iconic moments in the history of the sport.

Best-on-best international hockey returns this week. Explore the full schedule, rosters, and coverage on the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden.

Best-on-best international hockey returns this week for the first time in nine years with the 4 Nations Face-Off. Here are five things to watch for, including the four Boston Bruins who will be ...

The hockey world has waited eight years for the renewal of best-on-best hockey. Now it is finally here. The 4 Nations ...

As other major sports leagues continue to tinker with their All-Star formats, the NHL is trying something new and going ...

In the meantime, we get you set for some best-on-best international action with our primer, which goes over lines, rules, ...

From veterans to fresh international faces, NHL players are ready gear up to represent their country at the 4 Nations Face-Off ...

There will be no on-ice niceties for Jeremy Swayman and Charlie McAvoy (Team USA), Brad Marchand (Team Canada), and Elias ...

Instead of an All-Star Weekend, the NHL will hold the 4 Nations Face-Off — a tournament between four of the world’s top ...

And then? Are you joining in on the wave of the Four Nations Confrontation? Right now, we’re right in the thick of it. And it ...

Corey Abbott offers a fantasy hockey primer for the 4 Nations Face-Off, which starts Feb. 12, with the current hottest player ...